The death toll of Typhoon Yagi has risen to 152 in Vietnam, according to government estimates, as one of the country’s largest rivers reaches its highest level in two decades, flooding the streets of Hanoi.

Presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe’s campaign team has strategically reduced the number of public rallies from 92 to 84, Harin Fernando said.

The government has saved around Rs. 10 million by conducting online recruitment for teacher trainees at National Colleges of Education (NCE), Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

A new economic report released today by the International Cricket Council (ICC) reveals that the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, the biggest Cricket World Cup ever, generated an incredible total economic impact of USD1.39 billion (INR 11,637 Cror

Big gains for a host of Sri Lanka players on the latest Test rankings, as Australia’s best white-ball performers make eye-catching ground on the T20I lists.

Over two kilos of Cocaine worth over Rs. 75 million sent from Colombia concealed in a courier package was seized by Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport today.

Commenting on Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s invitation for a debate, President Ranil Wickremesinghe asked him to first hold a separate discussion within the party to clarify their economic policy.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed MP Seetha Kumari Arambepola as the Minister of State for Health, Women’s & Child Affairs.

Pakistan, a country that stood by Sri Lanka in international forums and the fight against terrorism, is upset over the latest visa restrictions imposed on its nationals arriving in the country, Daily Mirror learns.

The Europa Clipper spacecraft passed a key milestone on Monday and is on track to launch next month to explore and seek signs of habitability on one of Jupiter’s moons, according to NASA. The launch window for its journey opens on October 10.

The amount of remittance sent to Sri Lanka in August this year has increased by 11 percent when compared with August of last year, the Bureau of Foreign Employment said.

Veteran Sri Lankan singer and composer Senaka Batagoda has passed away at the age of 65.

China’s historic attempt to bring samples from Mars to Earth could launch as soon as 2028, two years earlier than previously stated, according to a senior mission official

Ahead of the presidential poll, all except ten out of 215 parliamentarians have already secured two repeater shotguns each from the Defence Ministry for their personal security following concerns triggered after arson on a number of houses belonging

Sri Lanka’s local business community stands to gain from a major revision of the country’s import tax structure, with the government announcing new measures to reduce costs and boost domestic production.

Sri Lanka protested with the UK Home Office regarding the display of LTTE emblems during a demonstration organized by the Tamil Diaspora activists, an official said.

Severe controversy has erupted over a video circulating on social media showing Jalani Premadasa, the wife of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa supposedly receiving a present arms salute by SLAF personnel while she was entering the Air Force Camp in

Sri Lanka will establish a financial stability fund with an initial allocation of Rs. 1,000 million, provided by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilisation, and National Policy, according to the Department of Government Information.

Claiming that there is no chance for last minute election rigging as feared by some, NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today most of the government employees who deal with election related duties such as police personnel, teach

The Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of the business transactions relating to LTL Holdings (Private) Limited, a leading engineering company in Sri Lanka, have been fixed for support on Friday (13) by the Supreme Court.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa said he does not intend to make Sri Lanka a welfare state and will turn the poor into entrepreneurs.

A top European Union court on Tuesday told Google it would have to pay a €2.4 billion fine brought forth by the bloc’s antitrust regulators seven years ago, just as the court rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the Euro

Reports claiming that the Cabinet has not yet approved the salary increase for public sector employees set to be implemented in 2025 are false and the necessary approval has already been granted, the President’s Media Division said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has removed five State Ministers, including Geetha Kumarasinghe, with immediate effect, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has no secret pact with NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, UNP Assistant Leader Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today.

The Convener of the Inter-University Student’s Federation (IUSF) and several other demonstrators were arrested this afternoon near the Fort Railway Station during a protest march in Colombo.

The poultry meat and related productions in the country have reached self-sufficiency, Agriculture and Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Around 80 SLPP MPs have booked tickets to leave the country because of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s action of promoting NPP candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, SJB MP Mujibur Rahman said.

Cabinet approval has been granted to increase the Mahapola scholarship premium to Rs. 7,500 and the bursary premium to Rs. 6,500 with effect from April 2025.

Germany is set to expand border checks following a knife attack which left three people dead in the town of Solingen in August.